§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving invalid care allowance at the last date for which figures are available; and if he will break down the figures by sex and standard age cohorts.
§ Mr. ScottThe information requested is in the table:
Invalid care allowance recipients at 2 January 1991 All figures rounded Age Male Female Under 20 140 430 20 to 24 430 2,600 25 to 29 790 8,380 30 to 34 1,200 14,280 35 to 39 1,800 15,440 40 to 44 2,630 17,140 45 to 49 3,020 14,970 50 to 54 3,670 15,050 55 to 59 4,930 15,570 60 to 64 5,010 6,230 65 and over 250 — Total 133,910 Note: Any discrepancies due to rounding.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving invalidity benefit at the last date for which figures are available; and if he will break down the figures by sex and standard age cohorts.
§ Mr. ScottThe total number of people receiving invalidity benefit at 31 March 1990, the latest date for which information is available, was 1,208,900. The table shows a breakdown by sex and standard age bands.
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Thousands Age Men Women All ages 916.8 292.1 Under 20 0.1 0.2 20 to 24 5.1 8.2 25 to 29 16.8 20.1 30 to 34 24.3 21.3 35 to 39 30.9 26.1 40 to 44 53.5 29.6 45 to 49 63.8 36.6
Age Men Women 50 to 54 108.2 53.6 55 to 59 171.3 67.3 60 to 64 266.2 29.1 65 and over 176.6 —